"This season of concerts and demonstrations will introduce children to folk music from various regions of the world, and instruments most people have never seen or heard before. The balafon is a xylophone-like instrument from West Africa.It is played in the same way as the marimba or vibraphone and comprises a row of long, flat hardwood keys strung in a row across a frame.
A hollowed-out calabash is positioned under each key to produce the appropriate notes. It is most often struck with sticks with padded heads.
Instru-Mentor - The World Makes Music: Around the Sahara – Instruments of North and East Africa
Date: 25 February 2012
Time: 11.00 am - 12.30 pm
Venue: Glass Hall
Featuring: Abdul Aziz (France, The Antilles), Cheikh Ibrahima Fall (Senegal, Guinea), Said Tichiti (Marocco) – djembe, kora, balafone, guembri, karkabat, Mbaye Ndiaye - sabar drum, dance, János Gerzson – oud, Károly Fehér - darbuka, bendir
Prices: 1000 Ft
Related events:
The World Makes Music: The sounds of the red earth
17 March 2012, 11.00 am - 12.30 pm
The World Makes Music: The sounds of the red earth
31 March 2012, 11.00 am - 12.30 pm
The World Makes Music: The music and instruments of the Andean Indians
14 April 2012, 11.00 am - 12.30 pm
The World Makes Music: The music and instruments of the Andean Indians
28 April 2012, 11.00 am - 12.30 pm"
Source: Palace of Arts
Address: Budapest IX, Komor Marcell utca 1.
Tel.: 555-3000
22.02.2012